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Guitar Hero may be on hiatus, but its rival Rock Band is healthier than ever. That’s according to Harmonix’s VP of product development Greg LoPiccolo, who told Industry Gamers that the studio is still very much committed” to the franchsie and that we can expect to see more from Rock …
Read More »Need For Speed returns with The Run
EA has lifted the lid on the next iteration of its popular Need For Speed series. NFS: The Run will be released for 3DS, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC on November 18th. The game will take players on an illicit cross-country race from San Francisco to New York. The …
Read More »Wii Play: Motion arrives in June
Nintendo has announced that Wii Play: Motion will be released in the UK on June 24th. The game was only announced earlier this month and will soon be winging its way to UK shelves. It features twelve mini-games designed to show off the capabilities of Nintendo’s Wii Remote Plus and …
Read More »Sony questioned by US senator
A US senator has written directly to Sony Computer Entertainment America’s Jack Tretton about the troubles surrounding PlayStation Network. Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal declared that the incident raises concerns of data privacy, identity theft, and other misuse of sensitive personal and financial data, such as names, email addresses, and credit …
Read More »Activision signs stars for COD Zombies DLC
An all-star cast has been announced for the Zombies content in Call of Duty: Black Ops’ upcoming Escalation DLC. The new zombie level is titled Call of the Dead and will feature characters voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Robert England (Nightmare on Elm Street, Michael Rooker …
Read More »ShopTo launches news site
ShopTo.net has launched a news sites as part of its online offering. The firm – which won the prize for best Independent Retailer at this year’s MCV Awards – will now deliver news stories, reviews and other editorial to its customers through www.shoptonews.net. The firm has also hired former VG247 …
Read More »Mastertronic readies Heroes of M&M compilation
Mastertronic will release Heroes of Might & Magic Complete tomorrow. The title is a compilation of Ubisoft and 3DO’s strategy series that sees players commanding vast armies of fantasy characters. The collection includes five full titles and seven expansion packs. The Heroes of Might & Magic series has been around …
Read More »Massive publisher support for Gamescom
This year’s Gamescom is on course to be the biggest iteration yet as publishers and platform holders alike pledge their support for the show. Event organisers Koelnmesse report that there are 20 per cent more exhibitors signed up for Gamescom than there were this time last year. We are clearly …
Read More »Koch extends European Codies deal
Koch Media has announced it will continue its distribution agreement with Codemasters. The firm will be exclusively responsible for bringing the UK publisher’s 2011 titles to Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Koch will also handle back catalogue titles in key European territories, including the aforementioned three nations, as well as France, Italy …
Read More »Reeves wants single format future
While the internet is buzzing with mutterings about Wii 2 and Xbox 720, David Reeves is hoping the future of the console market will be much simpler. In an interview with MCV, the European COO for Capcom said he’d rather have a single games platform to work with – although …
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